01 Nov $3.2 million in new funding for the arts from the Pérez Family Foundation
For the second edition of the Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation's signature arts grantmaking program, Pérez CreARTE, the Foundation is doubling its investment in creating an accessible, equitable arts community in Miami with a $3.2 million, two-year commitment to 25 nonprofit organizations. This represents a 100% increase in support for the arts from the inaugural year of the program in 2019. The program received a record 284...
08 Sep Together in Music: 2021 Music Access Miami Mini Grant Recipients
In June 2020, Music Access Miami at the Miami Foundation was launched to answer one question- what will it take to make high-quality music education accessible to every child in our community? The strategy contains three multifaceted initiatives, one of which is the fostering of...
14 Jul 2021-2022 CREARTE | Q&A WITH BELISSA AND JORGE
The Miami Foundation received a record 284 applications from nonprofits interested in funding from The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation’s CreARTE Grant Program. The effort will invest over $1.5 million in Miami-Dade organizations working to cultivate this ecosystem by expanding residents’ access to the arts...
17 Jun THE RACIAL EQUITY FUND AT YEAR ONE: POWERING AND UPLIFTING CHANGE
How do we maintain the urgency for racial equity and justice issues to stay visible, to make funding for change led by communities of color more accessible, and build staying power for those tackling the systemic roots?...
14 Jun A MIAMI THAT WORKS FOR ALL
After two years of research, outreach, and listening, Labor Miami emerges. ...
08 Jun Q&A WITH BLACKSTONE, A NEW MIAMI CONNECTED PARTNER
Miami Connected is a public-private partnership, led by The Miami Foundation and Achieve Miami, which seeks to make Miami the most technologically inclusive community in the nation by bridging the digital divide and providing educational and economic development opportunities for all residents of Greater Miami....
28 May One year in – Lessons in Philanthropy, Community, and Leadership
Necessity truly is a mother of innovation. Arts were one of the hardest hit industries in the face of COVID-19, and the restrictions for live events forced a new kind of creativity. Considering the tremendous footprint arts have in Miami, the health of our artists and arts institutions reach every facet of our community, from our...
19 Apr I,TOO: RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH ARTS
Artists and organizations have long played a critical role in catalyzing change around the most pressing issues throughout our community. They are organizers, conveners, and truth-tellers, using their platforms to illuminate, cultivate understanding, and breathe empathy. Too often, however, they operate under-resourced and overworked, a...
30 Mar IN PURSUIT OF MUSIC AND ARTS ACCESS FOR ALL
A reflective piece that draws in Kunya’s personal experience as an artist and arts leader and the first step towards building community through the arts....